All articles by Georgia Cronin – Page 35
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NewsWestminster council ups crowd control measures
Westminster Council has released a new wave of measures to reduce the risk of crowding ahead of hospitality’s second weekend of reopening.
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Analysis & InsightSunak’s sector support – help out or wash out?
The Chancellor, it seems, has done it again. For all the pre-emptive whispers of potential VAT cuts and unprecedented (in the UK, at least) voucher schemes, Rishi Sunak’s Summer Economic Update didn’t disappoint. But if the coronavirus crisis has taught us anything, it’s that glorious headlines don’t always equate to glorious results – something hospitality’s ‘squeezed middle’ know all too well. So how will Sunak’s Plan for Jobs work in reality?
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NewsFlat Iron MD Jo Fleet: Lack of demand our biggest challenge
Until there is a shift in messaging around the use of public transport, city centre operators will continue to suffer, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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Analysis & InsightThree in five worried about returning to bars and restaurants
Operators looking to reopen in the next few weeks will have to work especially hard to ease safety concerns, as the majority of consumers still feel worried about returning to hospitality spaces, the new Recovery Report by HIM/MCA Insight has revealed.
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NewsWelsh hospitality calls for inside reopening date as it faces 30,000 job losses
At least 30,000 jobs are expected to be lost in the Welsh hospitality sector as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and almost half of these have already happened, a survey by the Welsh Independent Restaurant Collective has found.
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NewsMcDonald’s rolls out breakfast, reopens further sites
McDonald’s will roll out breakfast to a further 1,250 restaurants today (8 July).
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NewsRockfish secures £1m through CIBLS
Rockfish, the Mitch Tonks-owned seafood restaurant group, has secured a loan of more than £1m to see it through the recovery period.
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NewsBBPA calls on chancellor for three-point pub support
Given sufficient support, the pub sector could help drive the economic recovery of the UK post-coronavirus, the British Beer & Pub Association has said.
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Analysis & Insight‘Super Saturday’ sees cautious consumer return
Despite footfall being the highest it has been since lockdown commenced over the weekend, consumers were relatively cautious in their return to hospitality venues, data from Wireless Social has found.
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News“Success depends on cooperation” UKH tells consumers
The consequences of getting the unlocking of hospitality wrong are unthinkable, and everyone will need to play their part, UK Hospitality has warned.
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NewsBrewdog to reopen entire English estate tomorrow
Brewdog will reopen all of its bars in England tomorrow (4 July), before reopening the external areas in its Scottish bars on Monday (6 July).
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NewsHall & Woodhouse to open with compulsory pre-booking system
Dorset-based pubco Hall & Woodhouse will begin reopening its sites next week with a compulsory pre-booking system in place.
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InterviewsBrasserie Bar Co. MD Richard Ferrier: ‘Government rent intervention will do more damage than good’
With sites across the home counties, along the Thames, up to Leeds and down to Bournemouth, Brasserie Bar Company’s rent bill doesn’t come cheap. In the capital, some of the group’s prime locations include Southbank, the Tower of London and Threadneedle street. With this in mind, it may come as a surprise that managing director Richard Ferrier not only sees government intervention in the rent stalemate as unnecessary, but is actively against it.
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NewsIndustry takes cautious approach to reopening
Hospitality operators are taking a cautious approach to reopening as just 59% of businesses plan to reopen some of their sites on 4 July, the new Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth has found.
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NewsShake Shack debuts in Brighton
Shake Shack is to debut in Brighton and Hove with a kitchen at Deliveroo Editions.
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NewsShepherd Neame CEO Jonathan Neame: Sticking to the extremities of the rent debate won’t help anyone
Landlords and operators “sticking to the extremities” of the rent debate are only prohibiting their chances of finding a viable solution, Shepherd Neame CEO Jonathan Neame has said.
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NewsMitchells & Butlers: 'The fundamental strengths of our business remain'
Mitchells & Butlers has said that despite the significant financial impact of the coronavirus crisis, it is focused on emerging in a position of strength, “with the intention of continuing to build the business and outperform the industry.”
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NewsMcDonald’s to open further 800 takeaway sites, extends menu
McDonald’s will reopen a further 800 sites for takeaway next week as it looks to reintroduce several menu items.
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NewsOne in five suppliers to close without further support
One in five hospitality suppliers expect to close without further government support, a new survey by the UK Hospitality Supplier Alliance has found.
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NewsShepherd Neame secures £25m credit facility
Shepherd Neame has strengthened its financial position in securing a borrowing facility through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.